זהב
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Hebrew
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ז־ה־ב (z-h-b) |
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Etymology
[edit]A Central Semitic innovation. Cognate with Arabic ذَهَب (ḏahab) and Classical Syriac ܕܗܒܐ (dahḇā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /zaˈhav/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /zɔˈhɔv/
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]זָהָב • (zaháv) m (singular construct זְהַב־) [pattern: קָטָל]
- gold (metal)
- Tanach, Genesis 24:22, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיְהִי כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלּוּ הַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁתּוֹת וַיִּקַּח הָאִישׁ נֶזֶם זָהָב בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֹ וּשְׁנֵי צְמִידִים עַל־יָדֶיהָ עֲשָׂרָה זָהָב מִשְׁקָלָם׃
- Va-yhí ka'ashér killú hag-gmallím lishtót va-yiqqáḥ ha-ish nézem zahav béqaʿ mishqaló u-shnei ts'midím ʿal yadéha ʿasara zahav mishqalám.
- And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold.
- gold (color)
- 1967, Naomi Shemer (lyrics and music), “ירושלים של זהב [Jerusalem of Gold]”, in שירי נעמי שמר [Songs of Naomi Shemer], performed by Shuly Nathan, Jerusalem, →OCLC:
- יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל זָהָב וְשֶׁל נְחֹשֶׁת וְשֶׁל אוֹר; הֲלֹא לְכָל שִׁירַיִךְ אֲנִי כִּנּוֹר
- Yerushaláyim shel zaháv v-shel n'ḥóshet v-shel or; haló l-khol shiráyikh ani kinnor.
- Jerusalem of gold and of bronze and of light; am I not for all of your songs a violin?
- gold (anything or anyone very valuable)
- Tanach, Psalms 19:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- הַנֶּחֱמָדִים מִזָּהָב וּמִפַּז רָב וּמְתוּקִים מִדְּבַשׁ וְנֹפֶת צוּפִים׃
- Ha-neḥemadím miz-zaháv u-mi-paz rav; u-m'tuqím mi-dvash v-nófet tsufím.
- More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Derived terms
[edit]- לֵב זָהָב (lév zaháv)
- מדליית זהב / מֵדַלְיַת זָהָב (medályat zaháv)
- מַצְנֵחַ זָהָב (matsnéakh zaháv)